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1 online resource (183 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction: An Antipodean Perspective on Disability and Spirituality; "God Has Chosen This for You"-"Really?" A Pastoral and Theological Appraisal of This and Some Other Well-Known Clichés Used in Australia to Support People with Disabilities; Disability, Ethics, and Biotechnology: Where Are We Now?; "Believe That A Farther Shore Is Reachable From Here": Mapping Community as Moral Loving Journeying |
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The Buddhist Insight of Emptiness as an Antidote for the Model of Deficient Humanness Contained Within the Label 'Intellectually Disabled'Judaism, Spirituality, and Disability: An Australian Perspective; The Human Connection: A Case Study of Spirituality and Disability; Community Spirit: Making Space for the Spiritual; Solitary Confinement in the Forgotten Ministry; Giving and Receiving: We Enter a Faith Program Thinking We Are Giving of Ourselves ... We Receive Much More |
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Let There Be Light: Religion, Philanthropy, and the Origins in Australia of Educational Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Blind or Vision-ImpairedRecognizing All Members: The Place of People with Disabilities in the Uniting Church in Australia; Index |
| Summary |
An excellent source of information and ideas on the relationship between disability and spirituality?and how to improve itThis one-of-a-kind collection explores the relationship between spirituality and disability from a variety of Australian religious and spiritual viewpoints. Authors from a wide range of backgrounds?some with disabilities, some without?draw remarkable insights from Christian, Jewish, Buddhist (and even non-religious) spirituality. These uniquely Australian perspectives provide practical and spiritual lessons that can be applied in any part of the world.<br |
| Notes |
Previously published by the Haworth Press in 2004 |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
People with disabilities -- Religious life -- Australia -- Congresses
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Gaia & Earth Energies.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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People with disabilities -- Religious life
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Australia
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Newell, Christopher, 1964-2008.
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Calder, Andy.
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| ISBN |
9781317955207 |
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131795520X |
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